• Street performers 'Wheel of Death' from Colombia during a show at the Siam Street World Competition 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand. EPA
    Street performers 'Wheel of Death' from Colombia during a show at the Siam Street World Competition 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand. EPA
  • Migrants sit in a rubber dinghy after Proactiva Open Arms, a Spanish NGO, spotted and rescued them in the Central Mediterranean Sea 72 kilometres from Al Khums, Lybia. AP Photo
    Migrants sit in a rubber dinghy after Proactiva Open Arms, a Spanish NGO, spotted and rescued them in the Central Mediterranean Sea 72 kilometres from Al Khums, Lybia. AP Photo
  • Palestinian protesters use slingshots to hurl stones during a demonstration near the border between Israel and Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
    Palestinian protesters use slingshots to hurl stones during a demonstration near the border between Israel and Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
  • A Yellow vest protester holds a firebox in the 9th district of Paris, as demonstrations are planned in several regions of France. AFP
    A Yellow vest protester holds a firebox in the 9th district of Paris, as demonstrations are planned in several regions of France. AFP
  • A man walks through an illuminated Christmas sculpture at the Stavros Niarhos cultural centre in Athens. AFP
    A man walks through an illuminated Christmas sculpture at the Stavros Niarhos cultural centre in Athens. AFP
  • Somali security forces stand at the scene of an explosion near the president's residence in Mogadishu, Somalia. REUTERS
    Somali security forces stand at the scene of an explosion near the president's residence in Mogadishu, Somalia. REUTERS
  • Demonstrators clash with police during a protest against Spain's cabinet meeting in Barcelona, Spain. REUTERS
    Demonstrators clash with police during a protest against Spain's cabinet meeting in Barcelona, Spain. REUTERS
  • People walk inside the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque after attending Friday prayers in Abu Dhabi. REUTERS
    People walk inside the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque after attending Friday prayers in Abu Dhabi. REUTERS

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